What a crazy couple of weeks it's been! Summer is my busy time, which means this blog is usually bumpin'. But two weeks ago, everything came to a standstill when my mom fell and broke her hip. She's in in-patient physical therapy now and making great progress, but she has a long road of recovery ahead of her. As soon as she's released from in-patient PT, I'll be headed home to Nebraska to help her get adjusted.

Before I continue, I have to give a huge thank you and shout out to clients who have been so flexible, so willing to reschedule photoshoots or give me a little extra time to get photos to them while I take care of family matters.

Now onto what was supposed to be summer's main event in the Huseman-Starkey household: Our new headboard!

We bought a condo just under two years ago and have slowly but surely been decorating it room by room to make it our own. We started with thebathroom and have now moved onto the bedroom. The bedroom isn't finished just yet, but before I did a full before-and-after post, I wanted to give everyone a taste of what Cliff has been up to all summer long. See that big, beautiful, floor-to-ceiling headboard? He built it! From scratch!

It was a pretty long process (which I'll fully recount soon) and somewhat scary for us, since neither of us are versed in woodworking. But, Cliff took his time and did his homework, and it really paid off. The project turned out so much better than either of us could have expected! I'm so proud of Cliff for taking on this crazy idea, and so thankful for all the love and devotion he put into it! Cliff did most of the work, but we put it up together. You can watch a time-lapse video of us here!

Turning our condo into our dream home is so much fun, and I can't wait to show you more soon!